Japan Disputed Islands

• Russia Says 'Disappointed' With Japan's New Sanctions

  Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it was disappointed with new sanctions imposed on the country by Japan, calling them an "unfriendly step".

• Dispute islands 'within scope' of US-Japan alliance: Barack Obama

  The islands at the centre of a corrosive row between Tokyo and Beijing are covered by the US-Japan defence alliance, Barack Obama told a newspaper ahead of his arrival in Tokyo on Wednesday.

• China internet users call for action against Japan in airspace spat

  Chinese internet users are calling for tough measures to enforce China's new airspace defence zone over waters disputed with Japan, with many saying only war will teach Japan not to mess with Chinese sovereignty.

• Japan, China in war of words over airspace

  Japan and China are exchanging angry words over a territorial dispute, with each country summoning the other's ambassador and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calling a newly declared Chinese maritime air defense zone dangerous and unenforceable.

• Japan putting missiles on Pacific gateway island

  Japan's military is to station four unarmed missiles on an island that sits on the gateway to the Pacific, officials said today, for a major drill that has made China nervous.

• United Nations to consider validity of China's claim over disputed islands

  The United Nations is planning to consider later this year the scientific validity of a claim by China that a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea are part of its territory, although Japan says the world body should not be involved.